The objective of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to protect the human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
In support of this objective, the Convention contains provisions that relate to the entire life cycle of mercury, including controls and reductions across a range of products, processes and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted. It also addresses the direct mining of mercury, its export and import, its safe storage and its disposal once as waste. Pinpointing populations at risk, boosting medical care and better training of health-care professionals in identifying and treating mercury-related effects will also result from implementing the Convention.
Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining - Facts and Figures
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - French
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - Spanish
Formalization Handbook
Introduction to mercury use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - English
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - French
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - Spanish
Khaidarkan mercury: Addressing primary mercury mining in Kyrgyzstan
List of Alternatives to Mercury-added Products
Mercury Acting Now!
Mercury: Time to Act
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - English
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - French
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - Spanish
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - English
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - French
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - Spanish
Overview of the negotiations process - English
Overview of the negotiations process - French
Overview of the negotiations process - Spanish
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Promoting the Phase Down of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - English
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - French
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - Spanish
Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining
A journey towards responsible gold in West Africa
Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Project in Peru and Ecuador
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Eliminating the worst practices
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and health
GEF GOLD Program
Mercury and Health
Mercury Exposure and Health Impacts among Individuals in the ASGM Community
Mercury in Skin Lightening Products
Mercury Management for Sustainable Development
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - Arabic
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - French
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - Spanish
Minamata Convention Initial Assessments (MIA) GHANA
Minamata Convention Initial Assessments (MIA) NIGERIA
Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) in Senegal
Mission to Minamata
Mobile data collection tool for national ASGM overview
National Action Plans (NAP) for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the DRC
The reality of mercury management
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury
UNDP Kyrgyzstan: How to clean up a broken mercury thermometer
UNIDO's Partnering with Ecuador and Peru Curbing Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
UNITAR and Swiss government’s support to the Minamata ratification process